| Churchill/MCRA contains: |
| 1 |
M.D.1: correspondence |
| 2 |
M.D.1: administration |
| 3 |
M.D.1: weapons development |
| 4 |
M.D.1: diaries |
| 5 |
Patent claims |
| 6 |
"Winston Churchill's Toyshop" |
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The Papers of Colonel R S Macrae
| Title |
M.D.1: correspondence |
| Reference |
MCRA 1 |
| Covering Dates |
1938–1945 |
| Extent and Medium |
1.5 archive boxes |
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| Content and context |
Mainly copies of correspondence taken for Major-General Millis Jefferis, Director of M.D.1, with notes on German armaments production. |
| Churchill/MCRA 1 contains: |
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1
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Jefferis and Odhams. Correspondence on Macrae's departure from Odhams Press Limited, his recruitment by the War Office and interview with Major Millis Jefferis. 1 file. |
Mar 1938-Oct 1939 |
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2
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Major-General Millis Jefferis: copies of correspondence. Copies of correspondence, mainly on weapons development, but also covering administrative issues and staffing. . Also includes: job lists; reports of weapon trials; distribution lists for technical drawings. 4 files. |
Aug 1941-Aug 1945 |
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3
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Major-General Millis Jefferis: copies of correspondence. Copies of correspondence on subjects including staffing and the employment of M.D.1. in peacetime. Also includes summary translations of interrogations of Albert Speer, General Heydenreich and Alfred Jodl on German technical progress etc, with notes on German production and research, 1945. 1 file. |
Jun 1945-Sep 1945 |
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